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SMU Steel Summit 500+ Attendees & Growing
Written by John Packard
July 10, 2017
On Monday, our registrations for the Aug. 28-30 SMU Steel Summit Conference surpassed 500 steel and manufacturing executives. We expect to beat last year’s attendance record by 100 attendees as the SMU Steel Summit Conference continues to be the fastest growing steel conference in North America. There are now 46 days to go…
We also added three new exhibitors and have room for a few more should your company want the extra exposure to the companies listed below. Contact us at info@SteelMarketUpdate.com and we can provide information regarding our exhibition area and the costs associated with becoming an exhibitor at this year’s conference.
To find out more information about this, our 7th SMU Steel Summit Conference, click here or put this web address into your browser: www.SteelMarketUpdate.com/events/steel-summit. You can also contact our office at 800-432-3475 for more details. Registration is available both on our website or through our offices. Questions? Email info@SteelMarketUpdate.com.

John Packard
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